Mistletoe Kisses (By Request): An Officer and a Gentleman/ The Magic of Christmas/ The Pendragon Virus |
| |
|
|
Author:
Rachel Lee,
Andrea Edwards,
Cait London
By Harlequin
Average Customer Rating:  
List Price: $5.99
Our Price: $0.75
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Product Description
When three humbug bachelors meet three feisty heroines during the holiday season, these heroes find that the true meaning of Christmas lies in love--love for your family, friends, and that certain someone.
|
|
ok... , 2008-01-03
I read every book... An "officer and a gentleman" was terrible. This is book is for romance... NOT missles and bombs!!!!!!!!! Plus it took up up 250 pages of the three books. That book was terrible.
The other two books were wonderful.
Couldn't keep my interest, 2006-10-20
From the back cover:
Fill you holiday with excitement, magic and love...
AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN by Rachel Lee
Revenge, snowstorms...and unbridled lust. What else could ruin Colonel Alisdair MacLendon's holiday? Security officer Captain Andrea Burke's cool control made him vow to demonstrate the dangers of standing beneath the mistletoe...
THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS by Andrea Edwards
Waitress Merry Roberts dreamed of a loving family--but it was Peter MacAllister's nightmare! To distract his matchmaking mother, he hired Merry as his "date"--but would visions of a wedding ring dance around Merry's head on Christmas morning?
THE PENDRAGON VIRUS by Cait London
For tycoon Sam Loring, December meant distractions. Then alluring Dallas Pendragon dared Sam to try life as a regular guy--and offered her home and kids. Could Sam survive the month? Only if he found Dallas under his tree!
And my review:
First off, I should issue a warning that the print in this book is tiny! So reading this might give you eyestrain.
All of these books are reprints. All were originally published (seperately) in the early 90's. And I'm afraid that none of them are really worth a second go-around.
AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN had a lot of different storylines going, and the romance part of it was not well developed at all. I felt that there was nothing but lust drawing the character together. There were no tender feelings, nothing but flying hormones. That's just not enough to satisfy this reader. The author was just so quick to rush the characters into bed that I was quick to skip past the rest of this story. The mystery just wasn't interesting enough to keep me reading. And the glimpse of military life wasn't all that compelling, either. Also, the author liked to head-hop between the hero and heroine's point-of-view multiple times in every single scene. It was distracting and annoying. Two stars.
THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS had a lot of promise, but was unable to deliver on it. While it had witty dialogue that had me chuckling along, it suffered from awkward writing. The story often felt very choppy, as the focus darted all over the place. I'd often find myself going back and re-reading sections because I would be lost as to what was happening. Also, while the wise-cracking heroine was funny, I also felt as if her constant humor kept me from really knowing who she was. I never felt like I went much beyond the surface of her character. And the hero was just so self-centered. After losing his wife in a car accident, he farms out his son to be raised by his mother, because "country living will be better for the boy". Never mind that the kid is probably tramatized enough from losing his mother, now his father bails on him. And he can't see that this is damaging for his kid? Okay, letting people take care of your children during a crisis is understandable. But handing off your responsibility permanently because you don't feel like dealing with it anymore? Selfish! This really colored my opinion of the hero, and made it hard for me to want him to get the heroine. Two stars.
THE PENDRAGON VIRUS was also a story that suffered from bad writing. The prose did not have an easy flow, but instead was choppy and confusing. Also, the author seemed to be really against dialogue or something, because people hardly every talked. And when they did, everything said had to be analyzed and dissected before any response could be made. Plus, this was a story of "I hate you, come here and let me rip your clothes off". Sigh. I hate stories where people hate each other, but lust keeps making them boink each other brains out, only to go back to hating each other. The constant bickering ruined this story. One star.
As always, romance anthologies are a hit-or-miss. And this one was a miss. I recommend you pass this one by.
Well Worth It's Price!, 2000-01-22
If you can handle the small print, you'll find 3 whole books (not just 3 stories) in this gem. I read Andrea Edwards' "The Magic of Christmas" first. The main characters both have interesting facets to their lives they aren't willing to share with each other which keep your interest past the blurry-eye stage, but I thought it would have benefited from a stronger ending. Next I read "The Pendragon Virus" by Cait London and only wished I'd find a workaholic, successful man who could be wooed by the idea of instant parenthood! This story was an enjoyable read with some steamy sections. My favorite, though, is the first story "An Officer and a Gentleman" by Rachel Lee. Always a pushover for a handsome man in a uniform who dresses like a cowboy in his free time. This was an intriguing story about a woman in the military finding love for the first time and trying to successfully meld her career and personal life. I enjoyed the complexities of the characters and was glued to all 250 pages! Definitely worth the eye strain!
|
|
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780373201532
ISBN: 0373201532
Label: Harlequin
Manufacturer: Harlequin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 635
Publication Date: 1998-11-01
Publisher: Harlequin
Studio: Harlequin |
